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need to tell the lander to perform a power cycle to reboot the
device or change other settings.
Data will be
Intuitive Machines will bring an ice drill and use a small
drone ship to explore hard-to-reach areas on the Moon and
test the Nokia 4G LTE network, while LSU is considering
sending up a larger and more robust radiation detector,
based on lessons to be learned on IM-1. When it
comes to shielding materials and design, the vast
spectrum of radiation in space doesn't lend
itself to easy or particularly intuitive solutions.
You can't just add more shielding
or encase everything in lead.
Not only would this add too
much mass and cost, but
shielding in the wrong place
could also slow down the radiation
particles to the extent that
they'd get " trapped " inside the
space vehicle or the human body,
causing devastating damage to
astronauts and equipment. Some -
times minimal shielding is the safest
option and the LSU research will continue
to help the aerospace industry find out exactly
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where, when, and how
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As the Tiger Eye 1 team
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